IRS REVENUE OFFICERS
“An IRS Revenue Officer is a Federal Agent that can be assigned to your account. Their primary goal is generally to collect the back taxes owed, including by the means of enforcement, if necessary. While it can be very intimidating, we negotiate with Revenue Officers all the time, and we’ll do so for you so that you don’t have to — all while protecting your rights as a taxpayer."
-Greg Daer
Receiving a notice in the mail letting you know that a Revenue Officer has been assigned can be scary — but there are solutions! Our goal is to show them that we want to propose an ‘alternative to enforced collection’.
It’s important to be proactive when you’re dealing with a Revenue Officer. Once one is assigned, it can make a tax matter much more complex. A Revenue Officer will generally start by providing their contact information, as well as a request for documentation.
Revenue Officers can be assigned to collect back taxes. They can be assigned to large liability and smaller liability tax accounts. Generally, their main goal is to collect back taxes owed, so it’s important to timely respond to their request for information and documentation. Don’t procrastinate. Like with anything else when you’re faced with owing tax debts, procrastination makes it worse.
Knowing what to say (and not to say), and how to present your situation to a Revenue Officer is VERY important. We’ll help you come up with a viable plan of action. We specialize in dealing with Revenue Officers so that you don’t have to.
Sometimes, a Revenue Officer assignment is a necessity, such as situations involving the assessment of the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty from a business entity, or the closure of a business entity that owes back taxes.